we go now to jerusalem. >> palestinians continue to fire rockets at israel and israel continues to retaliate. the casualties are mounting. this woman was pulled alive from the rubble. others weren't so lucky. the palestinian authority say 11 civilians died in this house including children. israel says it was targeting a rocket mastermind. israel blames hamas. >> it is obviously incredibly tense and despite the back and forth, we do get the impression that a huge amount of effort is being made to get a cease-fire. >> as the diplomats work for a cease-fire, netanyahu says his government is preparing to expand military operations. israel is uh massing troops to the border for a possible ground invasion. in israel, the eerie wail of sirens echos in the streets. three israelis have died so far in the hamas attacks. two rockets struck these residential buildings in the southern city, but caused no serious injuries. neither sideshows any sign of breaking the circle of violence. >> the former head of the cia has hired one of the top lawyers in washington to help him deal with the cia sex scandal. pe